CVE-2009-4664

Description

Firewall Builder 3.0.4, 3.0.5, and 3.0.6, when running on Linux, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that is created by the iptables script.

Category

3.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fwbuilder.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-February/035112.html vendor advisory
http://blog.fwbuilder.org/2009/09/firewall-builder-v307-released.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524588
http://secunia.com/advisories/36809 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/58247 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53392 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36468 vdb entry
http://www.fwbuilder.org/docs/firewall_builder_release_notes.html#3.0.7
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0389 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4664?
CVE-2009-4664 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4664?
To fix CVE-2009-4664, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4664 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4664 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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